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1876–2024
Hancock County, Indiana
Hancock County·Indiana

Hancock County has voted Republican for as long as anyone can remember.

A fast-growing Indianapolis exurb holding deep Republican margins

18762024·38 elections
Hancock County, Indiana · The original uploader was Pollinator at English Wikipedia. · Wikimedia Commons
Latest
R+34
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
84,037
2024 ACS
Most similar
Johnson County
IN · similarity 1.00
47 precincts · 44,584 votes cast
Trump · R+34
Margin
Turnout
Harris +50
Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
2024R
−33.6%
14,31229,28844,584
2020R
−37.5%
12,89528,99642,911
2016R
−44.3%
8,90325,06736,460
2012R
−41.0%
9,31922,79632,843
2008R
−29.6%
11,87422,00834,253
2004R
−49.7%
6,91220,77127,867
2000R
−41.1%
6,50315,94322,950
1996R
−31.7%
6,12312,90721,428
1992R
−30.6%
4,75211,07220,639
1988R
−42.7%
5,35513,37418,780
1984R
−47.6%
4,55012,88017,504
1980R
−38.4%
5,12412,09318,138
1976R
−23.6%
6,19110,07216,427
1972R
−56.2%
3,06911,01914,150
1968R
−27.0%
3,9027,51613,366
1964D
+1.6%
6,5736,37012,993
1960R
−20.9%
4,9307,54312,528
1956R
−20.3%
4,6006,96211,617
1952R
−20.9%
4,5396,96411,619
1948D
+2.3%
4,9484,7219,826
1944R
−4.9%
4,6525,1399,938
1940D
+1.2%
5,4175,28310,785
1936D
+17.6%
5,9624,17410,180
1932D
+17.7%
5,8364,05510,081
1928R
−13.7%
3,6264,7888,476
1924D
+3.5%
4,3644,0638,595
1920D
+5.6%
4,9584,4229,579
1916D
+12.5%
2,7792,1385,144
1912D
+37.1%
2,5947384,998
1908D
+10.0%
3,0402,4725,683
1904D
+3.0%
2,8062,6335,676
1900D
+11.9%
2,9302,2955,334
1896D
+12.6%
2,8862,2365,173
1892D
+8.8%
2,3291,9324,530
1888
No data
1884
No data
1880
No data
1876
No data
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
100.0%
African American
2.8%
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander combined.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
0.0%
speak English only
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Other Christian
13.7%
Catholic & Orthodox
7.1%
Methodist
4.5%
Pentecostal & Holiness
3.6%
Mainline Protestant
2.9%
Baptist
1.1%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 67.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Hancock County's population has climbed steadily as suburban sprawl pushes east from Marion County, yet its presidential margins have remained among Indiana's widest, with the 2024 gap exceeding 33 points.

The Republican margin in Hancock County reached its widest at fifty-six points in 1972. The margin in 2024 was thirty-four points, in line with the county's deep historical pattern.

Hancock County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $93,186, a 89% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 84,037 together describe a community whose political habits are deeply settled. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Johnson County and Rockingham County.